{"id":567717,"date":"2023-08-22T18:08:27","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/?p=567717"},"modified":"2023-08-22T18:08:27","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T22:08:27","slug":"aerovironment-acquires-tomahawk-robotics-for-120m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therobotreport.com\/aerovironment-acquires-tomahawk-robotics-for-120m\/","title":{"rendered":"AeroVironment acquires Tomahawk Robotics for $120M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Multi-Domain Common Control With Kinesis\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2remVMBd0zY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.avinc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AeroVironment, Inc<\/a> has announced plans to acquire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tomahawkrobotics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tomahawk Robotics<\/a>, a developer of AI-enabled robotic control systems for the military, for $120 million. AeroVironment will acquire 100% of the company&#8217;s equity, and the purchase price will be paid in a mix of cash and stock.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This acquisition will enable deeper integration of both companies&#8217; technology, leading to greater interoperability and interconnectivity of unmanned systems through a singular platform with similar control features. Ultimately, the acquisition will allow soldiers to operate various connected robotic systems on the battlefield and share information between multiple domains with one common controller.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe acquisition of Tomahawk Robotics will not only provide AeroVironment with strong new members of our team, but a quality brand and products that are widely respected in the industry. Tomahawk Robotics will become part of the small UAS (SUAS) business unit within AeroVironment\u2019s Unmanned Systems segment. We intend to retain all of their workforce and existing facilities in Florida,\u201d AeroVironment\u2019s CEO and Chairman Wahid Nawabi said. \u201cWe will support all existing Tomahawk Robotics customers and their products will remain platform agnostic to the market and within the industry. We also plan to introduce Tomahawk Robotics solutions to AeroVironment\u2019s growing network of more than 55 allied nations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tomahawk Robotics was founded in 2018 by Brad Truesdell, now the CEO, and Matt Summer, now the CTO. Its best known for its Kinesis Ecosystem, a tactical capability designed for soldiers. Kinesis is the company&#8217;s AI-enhanced and open architecture common control system.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kinesis can integrate the network of unmanned expeditionary vehicles, sensors, and third-party software onto a single pane of glass. The Kinesis Ecosystem delivers targeted situational awareness and precision strike capabilities for human-machine teams across battlefields.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur motto has always been \u2018warfighter first.\u2019 Everything we\u2019ve designed or made has been optimized to better equip and prepare soldiers on the battlefield,\u201d Tomahawk Robotics CEO Brad Truesdell said. \u201cJoining AeroVironment means our solutions will have a broader reach and the opportunity to be optimized by not only AeroVironment\u2019s family of systems, but the broader robotics community, better enabling warfighters across the globe.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AeroVironment will acquire 100% of Tomahawk Robotics&#8217; equity, and the purchase price will be paid in a mix of cash and stock.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":872,"featured_media":567728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rbr50_analysis":"","rbr50_state":"","rbr50_country":"","rbr50_description":"","rbr50_numemps":"","rbr50_text_taxonomy_radio":"","rbr50_text_taxonomy_select":"","rbr50_url":"","rbr50_yearfounded":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3502,1865,1401],"tags":[2503,4103],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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